AGC is located near the Riffa Views development and Royal Golf Club

• Follow signs for Riffa Views and continue south past the Royal Golf Club on your left.
• At the Bahrain Waste Recycling/incinerator roundabout, take the 4th exit (that’s the one before making a U-Turn back to Riffa Views). This road has a “no-exit” sign etc.
• Proceed down this road about 1km and there we are on the right.

The Club is open from 7:00am until 7:30pm, every day except December 25th, for both club members and visitors. The range floodlights are switched off at 8:00pm.

On the day of a Club competition, non-competitors are not entitled to use the course or practice facilities. However, you may be able to access these facilities – contact the Club.

We are very happy to welcome visiting players. Simply arrive at the Clubhouse (opening hours 7am to 7:30pm, every day except December 25th), pay your green fees. Green fees allow you to access the course for the whole day: there is no limit on the number of holes you may play.

You do not need a handicap to play but please follow our golf etiquette for course and clubhouse dress code.

Our practice facilities consist of the Range with adjacent practice chipping and putting greens, and practice bunker. Also, there are practice chipping and putting greens adjacent to the first tee.

You may use any of these facilities provided you have purchased at least one bucket of balls at the Clubhouse (only BD0.500).

Only if you have purchased green fees (BD10) or at least one bucket of balls for use on the practice facilities.

For details on how to become a member, please see the Membership section.

It is straightforward for those who are either Bapco employees or other Individual/Family members.

Yes. The member is required to pay BD1.000 for each non-playing Guest. The member remains responsible for the Guest at all times. Guests may not remain at the Club after the responsible member has left.

From November 2020, we follow the guidelines of the World Handicap System for the allotment of an initial handicap index. Handicap Index allotment is at the sole discretion of the Handicaps & Competitions Committee.

• You may play 18-hole or 9-hole rounds for initial handicapping purposes.
• You must play the whole course three times: if you choose to play 9-hole rounds, you must play an equal number of rounds for the front and back nines. You do not need to complete  two 9-hole rounds on the same day.
• You must be accompanied by a handicapped member of the Club (who is expected to ensure you follow the R&A Rules of Golf and our Local Rules).
• You should hole-out on all holes (no “pick-ups”).
• On your card, write “For handicap” in the “Competition” space, your name in the “Player A” space and gross scores in the “Score A” column, and the date, time out and time in. Sign in the “Sign Player(s)” space and ask the handicapped member to sign in the “Sign Marker” space.
• Post your completed cards in the Clubhouse office door posting box.
• Your gross score for 18 holes should be close to 97/110 for gents/ladies. However, when you are getting close to this, do submit as many cards as possible as this gives a good indication of your progress to the Handicaps & Competitions Committee.
• Keep your own record of the gross score and date of the cards that you have posted.
• If you have already submitted cards averaging about 97/110, you may contact the Tournament Director of a Friday competition and ask to be added to the field as a “marker” with the view to gaining that last, elusive third card for your handicap index.

Members of AGC can, and are encouraged to, join in with any monthly Non-handicappers competition. This is intended to help you progress from the Range to the daunting prospect of playing the course with others.

Currently there are no dedicated professionals at the club but we can help facilitate the booking of a local professional for lessons.    

You may purchase a round mat at the Clubhouse (BD4.500 if rubber backed, BD3.000 if not) – and use this to play off. These mats are about 12″ in diameter. When playing in a competition, our Local Rules define the way in which the mat may be used. Also, in a competition, the mat you use must be “Committee Approved” – so beware if you are using a mat purchased elsewhere.

Clubs may be hired for BD5.000, and trolleys for BD2.000 (note, we have no motorised buggies). A small selection of balls, tee-pegs, gloves and souvenir golf-shirts are also available for purchase at the Clubhouse.

Most importantly, flat-soled shoes to protect the greens. Then … you are expected to look as though you are a golfer, appearing reasonably smart. This must include a collared shirt. So that means no jeans, and no attire that is intended for or mimics other sports. The full dress code is here.

Firstly, no hats – if you break this rule, you are expected to buy a round of drinks for everyone present in the Clubhouse at the time. Attire that meets the course dress code is acceptable. If you have not been playing or practicing, then our dress code is summarised as “casual, but not scruffy”. The full dress code is here.

If you consider the emergency requires an ambulance:
Call 999 and then also call the Clubhouse on 1775-6770. Advise the Clubhouse staff of your location and emergency and that you have called an ambulance. Request that one of the staff wait in the car park for the ambulance’s arrival, so as to direct the ambulance to your location on the course.

If you consider the emergency does not require an ambulance:

Call the Clubhouse on 1775-6770, describing your location and emergency. The staff will dispatch a Club vehicle as soon as possible.

Bahrain’s currency is the Bahraini Dinar, subdivided into 1000 fils. Payments at the Clubhouse may be made as follows:

• Cash – Bahraini Dinars
• Cash – Saudi Riyals (10 Saudi Riyals = 1 Bahrain Dinar)
• Cash – Qatari Riyals (10 Qatari Riyals = 1 Bahrain Dinar)
• Cash – UAE Dihrams (10 UAE Dihrams = 1 Bahrain Dinar)
• Credit/debit card.

Payment of Awali Golf Club membership subscriptions at the Bapco Club may be made by credit/debit card or by cheque drawn on a Bahraini bank. if paying by cheque, don’t write your cheque in advance – do this at the Bapco Club under the guidance of the Receptionist, as two cheques may be needed.

Exchange rates (for comparison purposes) are:

• 1 Bahraini Dinar = 2.65 US Dollars (fixed)
• 1 Bahraini Dinar = 2.0 UK Sterling £ (variable)
• 1 Bahraini Dinar = 2.1 Euro € (variable).

Like everyone else, AGC uses the World Handicap System. See here. When you have played 20 or more qualifying rounds, your Handicap Index is calculated using the average of your best 8 scores from the last 20 (if you have less than 20 rounds, there is a sliding scale – see Handicapping Rule 5.2a).

Example: you have played 20 rounds. Your best score was the first round. You now play another round – your 21st – and have a shocking score. What happens? Your best score is no longer in the last-20 rounds rolling window, and your Handicap Index increases.